Thanks To @yourfunctionalbody For This #tipTuesday Gem! . . Super For Hips And Posture... Turn On Those

Thanks to @yourfunctionalbody for this #tipTuesday gem! 😃. . Super for hips and posture... turn on those buns for a deeper hip flexor stretch... See if you can keep those buns on as you lift your sternum up toward the ceiling - they will help keep you from pinching your low back.... More challenge? Lift the arms to the sky!... Need a little assistance? Put hands on a wall or other stable surface as you lift you chest. . How do you feel after doing it?? 😃. . . #hipflexors #hipopener #happyhips #glutes #posture #aligmnent #stretch #bodypositive https://www.instagram.com/teammona/p/Bsq6d8LHxd-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xfxtjewl1eeq

Waking up to snow! ❄️.. . Does it fill you - at least for a moment, before your jaded old adult voice turns on - with a particular mix of excitement and serenity? 🙂. . I hope today you’ll allow yourself a moment to marvel at beauty and feel a sense of wonder, and enjoy a little play. 💕. . #seattlesnow #snowday #bodymindspirit (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/teammona/p/BtdyziBnn5V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l1os35pnibad

Not saying there isn’t hard stuff happening in the world, I’m just saying: Feel. The. Love.... It’s out there in the world, too. ❤️.

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In fact, there’s so much love, the more you look for it, that it can be as overwhelming a feeling as when you feel hopeless against all the hard stuff - EXCEPT! Except you are overwhelmed by the glimmer of hope you feel, and maybe of how you are afraid to believe in the goodness and hope....

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But it’s there! So take it in... let it fill you with a moment of wonder... and then notice the very next thing you feel like doing... Maybe you feel like reaching out to an old friend, or helping out a favorite charity, or going out in nature, or doing some self-love like a workout...

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Whatever it is, let that moment of feeling how big love is carry you into the next thing you do... with love. ❤️

Staying positive doesn’t mean ignoring what’s not going the way you want it to. It IS being grateful for what you can be in the moment, and looking ahead to when things will improve... That can mean super short challenges like, “Oh, my butt is killing me in this workout! I can only do half the reps! BUT, I’m doing more than yesterday and know if I stay consistent I’ll eventually do all the reps!!” ... It can be longer term let-downs, “Wah! So bummed that [event beyond my control] means that I’ll have to miss [event I’ve been looking forward to]... So sad! I will have to find other ways to [mark the occasion/train for the future/find alternative activities]. Then I’ll still have something to look forward to.”... . So it’s okay to see a problem or a challenge. What makes you resilient and the challenge less of a take-down is where you put your focus. Put your focus forward! 😍. . Thanks to @mary_zoe for supplying today’s inspiration! .. .. #motivation #motivatemonday #bodymindspirit #keepgoing #lookingup #positivevibes #positivity #yougotthis #fitatanyage #fitover40 #fitatanysize #bodypositive #dogmama #unicorn #mindset . https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pI9wxgwUf/?igshid=14seh98mjgyxw

It took me a long time to realize we are not meant to be perfect. We are meant to be whole.

Jane Fonda (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

This is beautiful. Body, mind, spirit, all cared for. <3